Priest joins chorus of anger 6 years after brutal killings as conspiracy theorists claim govt cover-up Bangladeshi police have come under fire for their failure to catch the killers of journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, who were murdered in Dhaka six years ago. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP) Stephan Uttom and Rock Rozario, Dhaka

Rajapaksa calls for ruling coalition to dissolve parliament after his party’s landslide victory in local elections Mahinda Rajapaksa addresses a press conference with his party leaders on Feb. 12 in Colombo. He called on the government to dissolve parliament immediately. (Photo by S. Kumar) Quintus Colombage, Colombo Sri Lanka February 13, 2018 Sri Lanka’s political landscape has been

Archbishop in Madhya Pradesh accuses militants of trying to impose their own distorted view of nationalism on others Police question young Hindus outside St. Mary’s College in Madhya Pradesh state on Jan. 4 after they tried to stage a nationalistic ritual inside the Catholic college. (Photo provided) Saji Thomas, Bhopal India February 13, 2018 Hindu hardliners have

Pro-Hindu ruling party accused of fanning the flames of violence against religious minorities Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses India’s parliament on Feb. 7. Statistics show a surge in religion-based hate crimes since Modi came to power in 2014. (Video grab photo by IANS) ucanews.com reporter, New Delhi India February 9, 2018 India’s pro-Hindu government has presented detailed

India’s only Muslim-majority state records 40 percent increase in youths taking up separatist cause Police officer Munir Ahmed Khan addresses a press conference in Srinagar on Feb. 8 after police arrested five people accused of helping a Pakistani terrorist escape from a Srinagar hospital. Reports show a surge in local people joining militants to fight

Lobbyist wants to restore temple revered by Hindus and Muslims to kickstart India-Pakistan talks Part of Sharada Peeth, an abandoned temple in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, is visible in this photo sent by local people to Hindus in India who are campaigning to restore it to its former glory as a holy shrine. (Photo provided) Aasha Khosa,

ucanews.com 5.2.2018 Rakhine massacre has created mistrust of Muslims but Rohingya leader says any fear is ‘unfounded and unacceptable’ Nilu Bala, 10, a Hindu refugee, at Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh in September 2017. Masked men killed Nilu’s parents in Rakhine State, Myanmar, and she fled to Bangladesh with her relatives. (Photo by Stephan Uttom/ucanews.com) Rock Ronald Rozario,

Quetta church also given 26 million rupees to support victims of Christmas attack An Implementation Minority Rights Forum (IMRF) meeting on Jan. 26 at Bethel Memorial Methodist Church, Quetta. (Photo by Samuel Pyara) Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore Pakistan February 1, 2018 A provincial government in southwest Pakistan plans to issue churches in the region with weapon licenses

Critics claim Port City will worsen flooding and coastal erosion as sand is dredged for land reclamation Sri Lankan academics have criticized a lack of environmental protection in the island nation’s massive Chinese-funded Port City project. They gathered on Jan. 27 at the Cardinal Cooray Center in Negombo. (ucanews.com photo) ucanews.com reporter, Colombo, Sri Lanka, January

Reworked version of 2013 law seen as a way to stifle dissent and limit freedom of expression Bangladeshi activists in Dhaka protest the harassment of online activists and journalists in this 2015 file picture. (Photo by Stephan Uttom/ucanews.com) Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh, January 31, 2018 Bangladeshi rights activists, media workers and

Rights group’s world report accuses BJP-led government of promoting Hindu supremacy and ultra-nationalism Hundreds of civil society members protest in New Delhi in this June 2017 photo about incidents of mob lynching across India. Human Rights Watch has criticised the government’s inaction over violence against religious minorities. (Photo by Bijay Kumar Minj/ucanews.com) ucanews.com reporter, New Delhi India January 30, 2018 Civil